What are the key objectives for Blackpool Councils Urban Design Service?
* Character – To promote character in architecture, townscape and landscape by responding to and reinforcing locally distinctive patterns of development, construction, landscape and culture. * Continuity & Enclosure – To create definable spaces and routes as places. Promoting the continuity of street frontage and the enclosure of space that clearly identifies who controls it. * Public Realm – promoting public spaces and routes that are attractive, fun, safe and that work equally well for all in society. * Ease of Movement – To promote access and accessibility by making legible and memorable places that connect well visually and physically, where people are designed for before traffic. * Adaptability – Promoting adaptability will extend the sustainable life value cycle of development in responding to changing economic, social and technological change. * Diversity – Promoting diversity and choice through a mix of compatible developments and uses will create more viable places. * Activity
